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Commercial law RCOMAA 00030/2025/CA

NSHIMYEYO v. COPEDU PLC N’ABANDI

The Court of Appeal held it lacked jurisdiction over a second appeal because the applicant had lost in both lower courts on the same grounds.

  • Judicial powers
  • Appeal jurisdiction
  • Auction of immovable property
  • Notification requirements
  • Legal capacity
  • Compensation for legal costs
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Civil procedure RLR V.1-2026

UWINEZA ET.AL v POSADA PLUS LTD

The Court of Appeal held that mortgage-auction notices are governed by special mortgage instructions, not general civil procedure, and upheld the auction.

  • Mortgage auction
  • Notification requirements
  • Costs and advocate fees
  • Priority of special over general law
  • Mortgage-auction
  • Auction-notice
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Civil procedure RS/INJUST/RCOM 00006/2023/SC

BIMENYIMANA v. NDERERIMANA

The Supreme Court dismissed a review application, held the auction-annulment claim was timely, and directed that the merits be heard.

  • Auction annulment
  • Procedural time limits
  • Grounds for review
  • Notification requirements
  • Auction-annulment
  • Procedural-time-limits
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Civil procedure RLR V.3-2025

BIMENYIMANA v NDERERIMANA

The Supreme Court held that a challenge to an auction was filed in time after notification by email, dismissed the review for injustice, and ordered merits hearing to continue.

  • Invalidation of auction
  • Jurisdiction
  • Limitation period
  • Notification requirements
  • Auction-invalidation
  • Judicial-review
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Civil procedure RLR V.4-2025

GATARE v GASANA N’ABANDI

The High Court accepted the late appeal because the electronic filing system failed and was reported, but upheld the judicial auction and dismissed the injustice review.

  • Late filing of appeal
  • Electronic filing system failure
  • Judicial sale (auction)
  • Notification requirements
  • Compensation for legal costs
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil procedure RADA 00143/2018/HC/KIG

NZABONIMANA N’UNDI v NKUNDABANYANGA NA LETA Y’U RWANDA

The High Court dismissed an appeal challenging seizure and enforcement of a final judgment, holding the execution was lawful and prior procedures for claiming exempt property were not followed.

  • Seizure of property
  • Auction of property
  • Notification requirements
  • Compensation for damages
  • Execution of judgments
  • Execution-of-judgments
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Civil procedure RCAA 00006/2020/CA

NDAHIMANA N’UNDI v MUSONI N’UNDI

The Court of Appeal annulled a judicial auction for a seized immovable property because the five-day notice period was not observed, and ordered restoration.

  • Judicial sale
  • Auction procedure
  • Notification requirements
  • Valuation of immovable property
  • Procedural fairness
  • Judicial-sale
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Civil procedure RS/ INJUST/ RC 00002/2019/SC

NTAGANZWA v MUNYANTORE ET AL

The Supreme Court invalidated an auction sale because notice procedures were not properly proved and the creditor-bidder took the property without paying.

  • Public auction
  • Forced execution
  • Valuation of property
  • Notification requirements
  • Creditor as successful bidder
  • Damages
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Civil procedure RLR V.4-2021

NTAGANZWA v MUNYANTORE ET AL

The Supreme Court invalidated an auction of the applicant’s house, finding defective notice and unlawful appropriation by the creditor-bidder without payment.

  • Auction validity
  • Creditor as successful bidder
  • Notification requirements
  • Damages
  • Auction-validity
  • Auction-notice
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Contract law RCOMAA 00090/2018/CA

MUNYANEZA NUNDI v. ACCESS BANK RWANDA LTD

The Court of Appeal held that the guarantors remained liable despite an amended loan agreement because the guarantee terms were unchanged and notification was unnecessary.

  • Personal guarantee
  • Loan agreement amendment
  • Surety liability
  • Notification requirements
  • Collateral sale
  • Personal-guarantee
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